12 Questions
What is the term for the highest moment of tension in a literary work?
Climax
What is the term for the literal or dictionary meaning of a word?
Denotation
What is the literary term for a break or pause within a line of poetry?
Caesura
What is the term for a poetic foot consisting of a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables?
Dactyl
What is the term for a traditional aspect of a literary work, such as a soliloquy in a Shakespearean play?
Convention
What is the term for the repetition of initial consonant sounds in a phrase or sentence?
Alliteration
What is the term for a poem that laments the dead or a loss?
Elegy
What is the term for a work that functions on a symbolic level?
Allegory
What is the term for the force or character that opposes the main character in a story?
Antagonist
What is the term for the inclusion of a humorous character or scene to contrast with the tragic elements of a work?
Comic relief
What is the term for a love poem set at dawn that bids farewell to the beloved?
Aubade
What is the term for making personal notes on a text to better understand the material?
Annotation
Test your knowledge of literary devices and terms, including allegory, alliteration, allusion, anapest, antagonist, and annotation. Identify and understand the definitions of these essential literary concepts.
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